The CASA-1000 involves building a 1,222-kilometer power transmission line to carry some 1,300 MW of electricity from hydropower plants in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan into Afghanistan (300 MW) and on to Peshawar in Pakistan (1,000 MW).

CASA-1000, which faces significant obstacles, is scheduled to be completed by 2018.

The project is being financed by the United States, Britain, the World Bank, European Investment Bank, and the Islamic Development Bank.